"I was really nervous": Swiatek battles through in tough assignment against Niemeier at Australian Open

Iga Swiatek controlled her nerves well in the straight sets win over Jule Niemeier and she admitted after the match that there she was indeed quite nervous.

It was visible in her play because it was good but it was also shaky at times. Niemeier had her own chances but she wasn't able to take them lacking the experience in those situations. Swiatek proved herself calm enough to allow her opponent to play her into the match and then finish it off when it mattered.

Speaking after the match, she said:

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"I really wanted to be focused on myself because I know that Jule can really serve amazing. At the US Open she was using these fast conditions that we played in. She was really putting pressure on me so this time I just wanted to not really think about that but think about what I can do to push her back, and I’m pretty happy as this attitude is always easier to focus on yourself, so I’m pretty happy that I got through this match. Besides being really nervous I really enjoyed it, especially with you guys [crowd] because you’re really loud and I like it, so thank you."

Check out what else she had to say below.